DA’s Office no charges in 12-year-old’s death at wilderness camp [Video]

A North Carolina prosecutor announced Wednesday that he will not pursue involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of a 12-year-old boy at a nature therapy camp.The death of Clark Harman in February was tragic but didn’t involve sufficient criminal intent or recklessness to warrant involuntary manslaughter charges, District Attorney Andrew Murray said in a statement.Counselors stationed in the cabin that night understood that Harman was agitated about being required to sleep in a small camping enclosure called a bivy, but didn’t think he was suffering any medical distress until they tried to wake him, Murray said. Neither the counselors, nor the other children in the cabin reported hearing Harman in distress, Murray said.“The law requires us to meet a high threshold when considering charges of involuntary manslaughter,” Murray said. “While we are deeply saddened by this tragedy, we must follow the law and make decisions based on the evidence and …